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WRITTEN BY HYUGA NATSU

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THIS STORY IS A FICTION AND ALL NAMES OF
FIGURES AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE FICTITIOUS.

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MOREOVER, THE STORY HAS NO RELATION
TO REAL-LIFE INCIDENTS AND EVENTS.

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Suirei.

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At least keep the rats under control.

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I'm terribly sorry.

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Oh?

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I've seen this child before.

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Lady Shenmei.

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I apologize.

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He is Shirou's child.

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Just a child's prank.

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Come on, let's go.

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Mother.

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Loulan.

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I knew it!

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Well, then, whip this girl.

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A hundred lashes should be enough.

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Prepare a pillar to tie her to.

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Lady Shenmei, please.

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This is bad.

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That woman's dangerous. I sneaked in

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and saw the Feifa.

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They'll claim it's punishment
and get rid of me.

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Hurry up.

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Mother,

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remember what you said before?

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That you wanted a new apothecary?

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This girl is it.

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She doesn't look like one.

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True, but she's over 30.

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By constantly testing her own medicines,

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she's made her body stop aging.

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Oh?

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I do not know which medicine works,

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but she may be able to
create an elixir of immortality.

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If she fails,
she'll die like the man before her.

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An elixir of immortality?
The man before her?

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Well, if that's the case, then fine.

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Lady Ayla,
we'll continue this conversation later.

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Yeah.

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Oh, right.

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She won't be able to work here properly,
right?

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Take the apothecary with us,

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to our "Fortress."

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So Shisui's true identity was

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Consort Loulan.

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What an actress.

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No, more like a tanuki.

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When I gave special lessons
to the four ladies,

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she sat there
in flashy clothes, expressionless.

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She avoided the Empress Dowager

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and didn't get near
Consort Lishu in the bath,

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probably so no one would realize
she was Consort Loulan.

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She did not hide from me,

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because when I caught Maomao,

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I didn't recognize her as Consort Loulan.

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I had a vague feeling though.

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She liked bugs, was a little odd,

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and gossiped like any normal girl.

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Turns out I was completely fooled.

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This was the room
used by the previous apothecary.

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I didn't plan to bring you this far.

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Is Shisui

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your half-sister?

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She's the only one
who treats me like a sister.

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I thought so.

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I heard Loulan was
Lord Shishou's only daughter,

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but if there was a second daughter
from another mother,

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then someone
as terrifying as Lady Shenmei,

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would never approve of her existence.

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Lady Shenmei absolutely despises me.

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My father, Shishou,

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was just a branch member
of the Shi family.

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But due to his talents,

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he was adopted into the main family,
Lady Shenmei's family.

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That's when he was given
the name "Shishou,"

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and the two got engaged.

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But during the previous emperor's reign,

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Lady Shenmei was summoned
to the rear palace.

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When she returned years later,
supposedly as a gift,

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my mother and I
were already at my father's side.

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She kicked us out of the house

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and made us work as servants.

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She even hated the fact

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that my name included a character
from the Shi family.

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Wait, then "Shisui".

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Yeah. That used to be my name.

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Seems like Loulan really liked that name.

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If she was going to use
a fake name as a maid,

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she could have picked something else.

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That's just how she is.

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Born from the same father
but different mothers.

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One raised like a flower,
offered to the emperor.

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The other,

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sent to the rear palace
as just a handmaid,

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moving in the shadows.

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Suirei was involved in
the attempted assassination of Lord Jinshi

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at the middle shrine.

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She used the chaos
of the warehouse explosion

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to steal the ritual tools,

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and when it was discovered,
she faked her death and escaped.

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And the recent Feifa attack…

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Lord Shishou was probably behind that too.

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Lord Jinshi, the palace administrator,

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was trying to reform the rear palace.

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Going against Lord Shishou's way.

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But is that all?

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Shisui. No,

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Loulan mentioned that hairpin
being valuable.

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He's not just an official.

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Not even a eunuch.

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What's wrong?

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When you disguised yourself as an eunuch
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how were you inspected?

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What? Out of nowhere.

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It was a physical check.

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For a man who's not castrated to enter?

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Three officials perform a physical exam.

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It's hard to fake it.

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Then how did Lord Jinshi get in?

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The only men who can freely come
and go in the rear palace are

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the emperor or his close relatives.

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The only man close to the emperor
is his younger brother

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No, I thought about that possibility,

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but the ages do not match.

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Still, those childish moments of his,

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if that's his real self

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Now that I think of it,

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during the hunt,
he tried to tell me something important.

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Ox bezoar can drive people mad.

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How terrifying.

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What's wrong?

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Nothing.

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All right, let's set this aside for now.

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First, we need to assess the situation.

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Snow.

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Yeah, it's just
beginning to fall in earnest.

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In the north, the highlands?

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Shenmei called it a "Fortress."

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Surrounded by thick walls
and backed by a cliff.

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Why would Shenmei be here?

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Lord Gaoshun suspected the envoy had
snuck out of the inn

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and was dealing with someone.

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Those Western weapons
made in the workshop, the Feifa.

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Are you planning to start a war?

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That's not my decision to make.

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But since Lady Loulan said that,

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go ahead and pretend
to mix some medicines.

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I was going to anyway.

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I will bring you meals.

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Just make sure not to upset Lady Shenmei.

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War, huh. That's bold.

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Now, what do I do?

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We're on the third floor.

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It's snowing outside,

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and even if I escape, I might
collapse before reaching a village.

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Was the last apothecary
confined like this too?

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Supposedly died while testing medicines.

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Oh? Whoa!

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A treasure trove
left by the previous apothecary?

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It must be the post-harvest season by now.

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I remember

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hearing wars happen
when farmers have free time.

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If this is the northern Shihoku province…

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Ten days by boat from the rear palace,

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then walking to the hot springs,
then by carriage.

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There's only one mountainous region
within that range.

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I should've studied more.

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Young master, do not play over there!

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Eh,

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but I haven't finished
exploring that part yet!

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So there's another child besides Kyou-u.

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When we were brought here
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Suirei looked reluctant

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when Kyou-u insisted on coming.

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Maybe she really wanted to
leave him behind.

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If the Shi clan starts a rebellion,

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the whole family will be punished.

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Even the women, the children, the babies.

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Do the children know that?

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Have the adults told them?

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I wish I could think of it
as someone else's problem.

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Mother is smiling.

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This is where I'm supposed to smile.

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When Mother was mad at Father,

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I was supposed to be mad too.

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When she was punishing someone,

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I was supposed to just watch.
That's how I learned to act.

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When Mother smiled, I smiled.
When she grieved, I grieved.

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If I stayed a doll,
Mother would not get angry.

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She would not become any uglier.

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I felt trapped and suffocated,

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but I thought that was fine.

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But then.

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Filthy!

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You and that woman!

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You should never have been born!

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I was wrong.

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Mother just kept getting uglier.

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Even staying a doll could not stop her.

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It was all for nothing.

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By the time I realized that,

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everything was already too late.

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Hey.

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Lady Shenmei is calling.

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I've brought the apothecary.

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Excuse me.

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The smell of musk.

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Something's been mixed in.

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So?

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Is the elixir of immortality ready yet?

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It still needs a bit more time.

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Oh, I see.

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In here, it feels like
they're mistress and servant.

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Even though they usually
seem like close sisters.

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Make sure you have results by tomorrow.

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Understood.

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Let's go.

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I'm only allowed out of the room
once a day,

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during these reports.

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I hate the situation I'm in,

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but not the work itself.

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Most of the medicines are old,

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but the selection is as good
as what the medical office had.

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Tons of research materials too.

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Whoever the last apothecary was,
they must have been incredibly skilled.

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Hey, apothecary.

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Yes, Lord Kyou-u?

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Ugh, gross!

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-Ouch.
-Ugh, I want to punch him.

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Who's that?

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The new apothecary.

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Hey, was there another woman
in Lady Shenmei's room?

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Yes, there was.

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Really? My mother's supposed to be there.

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Did she seem well?

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Kyou-u's mother.

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In there.

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I could not say for sure,
I do not know which one she was.

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I see.

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That can't be helped.

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Mother's supposed to be busy with work.

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Maybe I should've just
waited back home after all.

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Was he sent to the hot springs

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to keep him from meeting his mother?

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Or, was it his mother herself.

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Well then, I'll be going.

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Ah, hey.

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Never mind!

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So that's how it is, Lahan.

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Yes, it is just a hypothesis
based on the numbers, but

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The northern fortress governed by Shishou
is being expanded.

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Yes.
It was originally an abandoned fortress.

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No paperwork has been filed
for the expansion.

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In other words,

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rebellion.

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Even if the Shi clan has served
since the Wang Mu's era,

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and even if Shishou was once
the empress regnant's favorite,

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it is still inexcusable.

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How far along is it?

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Judging by when iron prices
started rising,

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I believe preparations are well underway.

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We must act quickly.

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What are you doing,

266
00:16:36,370 --> 00:16:37,955
Lahan?

267
00:16:38,038 --> 00:16:40,290
F-Father.

268
00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,167
General.

269
00:16:42,876 --> 00:16:46,880
It is not proper to visit someone
of that rank so often.

270
00:16:47,506 --> 00:16:49,591
It invites strange rumors.

271
00:16:52,219 --> 00:16:53,721
Especially when

272
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the person in question
does not appear to be male or female.

273
00:16:57,391 --> 00:16:59,101
-How dare you!
-Basen!

274
00:16:59,184 --> 00:17:00,144
But Father!

275
00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:02,604
Lord Gaoshun.

276
00:17:06,483 --> 00:17:08,902
I understand what the General
is trying to say.

277
00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:11,905
The fault lies in my own inadequacy.

278
00:17:11,989 --> 00:17:13,532
Precisely.

279
00:17:15,033 --> 00:17:17,369
Considering how much he dotes
on his daughter,

280
00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:19,705
I suppose I'm lucky this confrontation
didn't come sooner.

281
00:17:20,539 --> 00:17:21,749
The hidden passage,

282
00:17:22,708 --> 00:17:24,293
the missing eunuch,

283
00:17:25,043 --> 00:17:27,880
the nonexistent maid "Shisui."

284
00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:30,966
I was always a step behind.

285
00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:33,218
And in the end, Maomao was taken.

286
00:17:34,678 --> 00:17:35,888
That is my failure.

287
00:17:36,555 --> 00:17:39,725
Despite someone being able to move freely

288
00:17:39,808 --> 00:17:41,477
between the inner and outer palace,

289
00:17:42,186 --> 00:17:44,188
my daughter was abducted.

290
00:17:44,271 --> 00:17:46,732
And that someone

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00:17:46,815 --> 00:17:50,152
just sits leisurely
surrounded by paperwork.

292
00:17:50,736 --> 00:17:52,613
Are you saying

293
00:17:52,696 --> 00:17:55,783
the fate of one woman
does not matter to you?

294
00:17:56,575 --> 00:17:58,035
If that is sarcasm, I will accept it.

295
00:17:58,744 --> 00:18:00,662
But the true enemy is not me.

296
00:18:00,746 --> 00:18:01,663
It is Shishou.

297
00:18:03,874 --> 00:18:06,627
If you understand that much,

298
00:18:06,710 --> 00:18:09,296
then what are you doing?

299
00:18:10,380 --> 00:18:11,882
Huh!

300
00:18:13,133 --> 00:18:15,094
The General sees right through me.

301
00:18:16,053 --> 00:18:19,473
That I lack confidence in my true role,

302
00:18:20,057 --> 00:18:23,727
that I ran away from it,
and now sit comfortably in this position.

303
00:18:24,978 --> 00:18:26,772
Half-hearted appearance,

304
00:18:27,481 --> 00:18:29,274
half-hearted work.

305
00:18:29,983 --> 00:18:32,861
Do you really think
things will go well like that?

306
00:18:37,616 --> 00:18:41,120
Remaining an irresponsible damn eunuch.

307
00:18:41,703 --> 00:18:43,747
What do you think
you can accomplish like that?

308
00:18:52,339 --> 00:18:53,549
I…

309
00:18:54,591 --> 00:18:56,760
Now, now. That was harsh.

310
00:18:58,804 --> 00:19:00,556
Uncle?

311
00:19:07,896 --> 00:19:12,359
I never thought you saw me that way.

312
00:19:12,442 --> 00:19:16,989
I did not choose to become
a eunuch for fun, you know.

313
00:19:17,072 --> 00:19:19,032
No! That is not what I meant at all!

314
00:19:19,116 --> 00:19:20,784
I was not talking about you, Uncle!

315
00:19:20,868 --> 00:19:23,620
I am an irresponsible eunuch.

316
00:19:23,704 --> 00:19:26,081
I can barely walk properly.

317
00:19:26,665 --> 00:19:30,544
I even had the luxury of
being carried here in a litter.

318
00:19:30,627 --> 00:19:33,672
I share the blame for what happened,

319
00:19:33,755 --> 00:19:38,218
because I failed to keep proper watch
over Maomao.

320
00:19:38,302 --> 00:19:39,553
That's not true!

321
00:19:39,636 --> 00:19:42,681
I'm not blaming you at all, Uncle!

322
00:19:45,601 --> 00:19:46,435
We made it in time.

323
00:19:47,019 --> 00:19:50,814
When you get angry,
you get aggressive fast.

324
00:19:50,898 --> 00:19:54,276
But it is important to act
with an awareness

325
00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:55,819
of the other person's circumstances.

326
00:19:55,903 --> 00:19:57,946
I know, Uncle.

327
00:19:58,030 --> 00:20:00,699
That was just
a heat-of-the-moment exchange.

328
00:20:00,782 --> 00:20:04,161
I never really meant what I said.

329
00:20:04,786 --> 00:20:07,915
I was not exactly exchanging
harsh words, though.

330
00:20:07,998 --> 00:20:10,542
Before it turns into a real fight,

331
00:20:10,626 --> 00:20:14,838
shouldn't you express what you really want
to say, and do it properly, with respect?

332
00:20:47,371 --> 00:20:49,039
I have come to make a request!

333
00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:52,000
To defeat the traitor, Shishou,

334
00:20:52,709 --> 00:20:54,962
I ask that the army be mobilized!

335
00:21:04,179 --> 00:21:06,139
It appears the Shi clan

336
00:21:06,223 --> 00:21:09,184
has been manufacturing a new type of Feifa
for the past few years.

337
00:21:09,768 --> 00:21:11,895
There was an attempted assassination
using one,

338
00:21:12,562 --> 00:21:15,107
and also the matter of Loulan's escape.

339
00:21:15,190 --> 00:21:17,985
We already have sufficient proof
of treason.

340
00:21:18,568 --> 00:21:20,570
The rot should be cut out
before it spreads.

341
00:21:22,864 --> 00:21:27,077
This is not an appeal
to Jinshi the eunuch.

342
00:21:28,328 --> 00:21:31,832
If Shishou is to be punished for treason
against the nation,

343
00:21:32,666 --> 00:21:34,334
then it falls to the Imperial Guard,

344
00:21:34,418 --> 00:21:38,046
the Emperor's direct forces, to act.

345
00:21:38,130 --> 00:21:39,089
LI

346
00:21:39,172 --> 00:21:41,008
And the one to lead them

347
00:21:42,175 --> 00:21:44,303
will not be General Lakan.

348
00:21:45,012 --> 00:21:46,138
How long?

349
00:21:46,930 --> 00:21:50,600
How long do you intend to keep deceiving
everyone with that false persona?

350
00:21:51,476 --> 00:21:52,853
Lord Jinshi.

351
00:21:53,437 --> 00:21:54,354
No.

352
00:21:55,105 --> 00:21:56,690
The Moon Prince.

353
00:21:59,943 --> 00:22:01,445
I always knew,

354
00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:04,197
this day would come.

355
00:22:12,122 --> 00:22:14,541
It seems the time has come
to make my decision.

356
00:23:46,049 --> 00:23:50,470
PREVIEW OF THE NEXT EPISODE

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The next episode is "The Toad Tray."

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00:24:00,147 --> 00:24:01,815
Subtitle translation by:
Abhishek Chand Ramola